City government · Navarro County, TX

Dawson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Dawson took in $915 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes from

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes28%State tax money21%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

15%

of Dawson's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
15%$134 thousand
Other taxes
13%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$415 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$315 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$190 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Fines
5.9%$54 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dawson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dawson itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.